Dispensing cap for containers



INVENTOR.

ELDR/50 A @0L/NE.

E. A. BQLINE DISPENSING GAP FOR CONTAINERS Filed April l0, 1937 May 3, 1938.

Patented May 3, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT GFQE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a closure for containers and is more particularly designed for honey containers or other similar containers dispensing a sticky viscous uid. The principal object oi the invention is to provide a gate valve in the cover for shutting off the flow oi" the honey from the container which will act as a sharp knife edge to shear the stream without allowing lsmearing or dripping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a closure which will control the flow from a container and simultaneously control the admission of air thereto; and in which the Valve or gate portion can be quickly and easily removed from the container for washing or cleaning purposes.

A further object is to provide a closure which will lie iiat 'upon the container so as not to interfere with packing and shipping.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed ior simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all Views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawingz- Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a typical honey can,` illustrating the invention in place thereon.

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof, illustrating in solid line, the gate in the open position, and in broken line, the closed position.

Fig. 3 is a similar View illustrating the manner in which the gate is removed from the lid for cleaning purposes.

Fig. 4 is a cross section through the lid portion of the container, taken on` the line 4--4, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the gate Valve member.

In Fig. 1 a typical container is indicated at l0 with its lid at Il and carrying b-ale at I2. The lid is placed upon a liner I3, preferably of waxed paper or cardboard. The liner extends over the upper edge of the container, and the lid is rolled downwardly thereover, as shown at I4, to securely seal the container around the upper edges. The liner acts as a gasket to form an airtight joint around the periphery of the lid, where the latter is rolled onto the container, and also seals all openings in the lid.

The bale I2 is attached by punching two openings I5 in the lid and rolling the metal punched from these openings to form sleeves or loops I6 for receiving the extremities of the bale.

The lid is punched with a relatively large discharge opening I'l and with a smaller air opening I8. Both of these openings and the openings 5 I5 for the bale I2 are sealed by the impervious liner I3. When it is desired to discharge the material from the container, the liner is punched with a sharp instrument at the openings Il and I8. I 10 The flow through the openings Il and I8 is controlled by means of a swinging, sliding, gate member I9, which is illustrated in detail in Fig. 5. The gate member comprises a stamping from relatively thin sheet metal. The stamping is formed with two ears 2G and 2l. When the containers are shipped or packed,rboth these ears lie flat upon the lid I I, as shown in Fig. .1.. The user bends the ear 2G upwardly to form a finger hold.

The ear 2I is rounded to form a pivot member upon the gate member I9. This pivot member is received in a rounded upset socket 22 projected upwardly from the material of the lid I8. The arc of movement of the member I9 is limited by the length of an arcuate side 23 thereon, which terminates at one extremity in a stop hook 24 and at the other extremity in the ear 2li. The edge 23 rides against a guide tab 25 pressed out of the material of the lid Il so as to overlie the gate member I9.

The edge 23 is formed with a notch 26 of a width to receive the tab 25. When it is desired to remove the gate member from the lid, it is brought to the solid line position of Fig. 2, thence moved towards the tab 25 to allow the latter to enter the notch 26. This sideward movement withdraws the ear 2| from the socket 22 and allows the gate to be swung forwardly, as shown in Fig. 3 to release it from the lid.

When in the closed position, the gate covers both the openings I'I and I8 and when in the open -position it exposes both these openings as shown in Fig. 2.

While the invention has been illustrated and 45 described as applied to a typical honey can, it is of course, not limited to this particular use as it can be applied to the lid of any type of container. v

While a specific form of the improvement has 50 been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is 55 claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent isz.-

1. A closure for containers having an opening through a lid comprising: a at gate member lying on said lid; a pivot ear projecting from one edge of said member and a at socket upset from the material of said lid and having an opening in its side to receive said ear and form a hinge for said gate member.

2. A closure for containers having an opening through a lid comprising: a fiat gate member lying on said lid; a pivot ear projecting from one edge of said member; a flat pivot socket upset from the material of said lid rotatably enclosing said ear; and a tab formed of the materialof said lid and overlying the opposite edge of said gate member so that the latter may slide thereunder said opposite edge being curved on a radius about said pivot ear to allow rotation of said gate member about said socket and beneath said tab.

3. A closure for containers having an opening through a lid comprising: a flat gate member lying on said lid; a pivot ear projecting from one edge of said member; a iiat socket upset from the material of said lid to receive said ear; and a tab formed of the material of said lid and overlying the opposite edge of said gate member so that the latter may slide thereunder, there being a notch in said latter edge which will allow said gate member to be moved toward said tab to allow the pivot ear to be withdrawn from said socket.

4. A dispensing lid for containers comprising: a at lid member having a dispensing opening and an air opening; a flat sheet metal gate member lying on said lid so as to cover both openings; a rounded pivot ear projecting from one edge of said gate member; an upset pivot socket protruded upwardly from said lid member and having an open side through which said pivot ear projects into said socket to form a pivot for said gate; and a tab struck from said lid member and overlapping the edge of said gate member opposite said pivot ear, said latter edge being curved in a radius around said pivot socket so as to allow said gate member to rotate about the pivot socket to uncover said openings, said tab cooperating with said curved edge to maintain said ear in its socket.

5. A dispensing lid for containers comprising: a at lid member having a dispensing opening and an air opening; a flat sheet metal gate member lying on said lid so as to cover both openings; a rounded pivot ear projecting from one edge of said gate member; an upset pivot socket protruded upwardly from said lid member and having an open side through which said pivot ear projects into said socket to form a pivot for said gate; a tab struck from said lid member and overlapping the edge of said gate member opposite said pivot ear, said latter edge being curved on a radius around said pivot socket so as to allow said gate member to rotate about the pvot socket to uncover said openings, said tab cooperating with said curved edge to maintain said ear in its socket; and projections on said gate member at the extremities of said curved edge to limit the arc of rotation of said gate member.

6. A dispensing lid for containers comprising: a flat lid member having a dispensing opening and an air opening; a ilat sheet metal gate member lying on said lid so as to cover both openings; a rounded pivot ear projecting from one vedge of said gate member; an upset pivot socket protruded upwardly from said lid member and having an open side through which said pivot ear projects into said socket toform a pivot for said gate; a tab struck from said lid member and overlapping the edge of said gate member opposite said pivot ear, said latter edge being curved in a radius around said pivot socket so as to allow said gate member to rotate about the pivot socket to uncover said openings, said tab cooperating with said curved edge to maintain said ear in its socket; and a notch at one extremity of said curved edge to allow said gate member to be moved toward said tab so as to detach said ear from said socket when desired.

ELDRED A. BOLINE. 

